Short o Week - Bonny's Big Day

April 27-30

Sound of the Week – short o
Book of the Week – Bonny's Big Day
Habit of the Month – Fortitude
Mom of the Month – Bonnie Pruitt

Thank you to Bonnie Pruitt for our taste of Chinese food!  We loved trying our hand with chopsticks!  We also enjoyed a visit from Ben's grandmother!  She taught us to say "For God so loved the world" in Vietnamese, brought delicious dumplings and shared with us about growing up in Vietnam.  

James Alfred Wight was a British veterinarian who wrote of his adventures as a country veterinarian under the pen name of James Herriot.  His book All Creatures Great and Small was loved by millions, and some of those stories have been made into children’s books.  Our Book of the Week is one of these -  Bonny’s Big Day.  Bonny is an old, large farm horse living out her late years in the meadow behind the farmhouse.  The question is whether Bonny is a work horse or a pet.  We will read several of James Herriot’s books this week.   They are all delightful and your whole family will enjoy them!  They can be found as individual books or as a Treasury.  Sounds like a good reason for a trip to the library… or amazon.com.  

We will enjoy our trip to the farm next week, Tuesday, May 5th.   Please be sure to send in the $5 for the trip.  I will remind you in next week's blog about dress code, lunch, car seats and late pick up for our trip.  

Short i Week and The Story About Ping

April 20-23

Sound of the Week – short i
Book of the Week – The Story About Ping
Habit of the Month – Fortitude
Mom of the Month - Bonnie Pruitt


We have so many fun things to share since the last blog update!

We had our French snack like Madeline, croissants and jam, and a visit from Miss Clavel!

We shared the story of Christ's death and resurrection using our "Benjamin's Box" with our partner class!

And we have enjoyed our guest readers!

And there will be so many more fun and exciting things to come in these last 5 weeks of school!

We are continuing our focus on short vowel sounds with short i this week.  The children are so very excited to be tapping, sounding and reading words and stories.  Please take time to read the short vowel books when your child brings them home.  They are so excited to have the chance to read to you!

Our book of the week this week is The Story About Ping.  This is an interesting glimpse into a very different kind of life - living on a houseboat in China – through the eyes of a duck named Ping. Ping tries to avoid punishment and ends up having quite an adventure.  He meets a little boy who lives on a house boat, and finally makes his way back to his own family and boat.   We’ll continue to learn about China and even have the chance to taste some Chinese food and try our hand at chopsticks!  We’ll discuss homes, family (and extended family), and lifestyles. We’ll also discuss discipline – both parental and divine!  We’ll see God’s purposes in it for His good and our protection.  A few of our verses are:  Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10, Deuteronomy 8: 5, Job 5:17 and Psalm 94: 12.